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Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr, inspired by his own upbringing, offers helping hand to single moms

After a long day, a weary Lori Barr came home and took off her Doc Martens. Her feet were sore from a morning of work as a teacher’s aide, a day of college classes and a night of waiting tables. She took off her socks, and her then-preschool-aged son offered to rub her feet.

Even then, Anthony Barr could tell how hard his mother worked.

“That was the end of the day: Mom’s tired,” said Anthony, a former standout running back at Loyola High turned NFL star via UCLA. “This is something that I can do for her because she does so much for me.